Lord of the Flies? — 12 Comments

reminds me of the time a customer dining on our patio was stung by a bee that was likely attracted to the nearby flower pots. I apologized profusely and offered to look in our first aid kit for something but she shrugged me off. She then continued to point out how much it hurt each time I went back to their table to bring water or the check. She refused all of my offers to help the sting and instead suggested that I do something about the bugs… And of course complained to my manager on her way out that I was extremely unhelpful. Guess I shouldn’t have given up bee whispering!

I used to work at a restaurant in Cape Cod that had outdoor dining, and pretty much got ALL the shifts outside for dinner (Which is the shittiest section). Whenever the weather looked iffy, we always warned the tables TWICE (once from the hostess, and once when I got to their table for drink orders) that if it started to rain, we could not move them inside (there is usually a minimum 45 minute way anywhere to 1.5 hours, and we do not accept reservations). Of course, they always ignore this. And of course, when it started to rain, sometimes thunderstorms, they would get pissed off that there were no available tables for them inside, let alone space even for them to stand, since our hour long waits mean people talk up all the standing room around the two bars. WE FUCKING WARNED YOU. Not only that, you can SEE the rain clouds yourself, it’s not like it just happened out of nowhere. Same thing with bugs when the sun went down…like hello…you are eating next to a MARSH in the summertime, have you not ever existed in nature before? We’ve also warned people that around 630/7 it gets pretty buggy out, even though we had bug candles. People are idiots.